Faucet



vJune l2, 1923. 1,458,718

L. S. LORD FAUCET Filed Nov.. 24 '1919 r11/1111lllllllllllllllllllg zzz/522227.77

W37 MmfyZ/ Patented June Y12, 1923.

y v xLAWRENCE s.-.L.oan,v or, LAKEWOOD; oI-IIo FAUCET'.

" fjapgiia'jaon" aied'norenitcr 24,1919.' Vsmal No. arouse.'

i T o allfwhm t may concern:

Be it'known that I, LAWRENCES. LORD, va' Acitizen ofIv the `Unitedf- States, Vresiding'fat' Lakewood', inthe county ofl Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented "certain new'2 and useful' 'Improvements in Faucet-s, of

which the following isfaspecification.

This invention relates' toi'aucets for use 41n withdrawing liquids fronr containers, 'such as barrels,V drums, or casks.

f' The object of the'inve'ntion is to providel an improved faucet capable VVof application' to the end head ofthe'eontainer and so ar-y ranged as I'to lenable the materialto bevdi'sf charged 'beyond the edge-of the chimewhen thecontainer is supportedin horizontal'position *A further fobject of the invention is l to'provide a faucetfof @this kind which is of simple'` constructionV and can be manufac-` tured 'at relativelylow *costl and by simple operations 5 'whichrequires no gaskets or sealing members but neverthelessis so arranged asto' preventpleakage when the faucet 1s closed; pandv which faucet Isprovided with indicating meansfto Iassist in properly di'` Further objects of, the inve-ntion are in partv obvious' and I'inV part will appear more in detail hereinafteny T heinvention comprises the construction and arrangementof parts hereinafter vdescribed and elaimed.

In the drawings, Fig. 1 represents a longitudinal sectional elevation illustrating a portion of the container and a faucet applied thereto, the faucet being shown in rectin'g the stream delivered from the conclosed position; Fig. 2 is a similar View illustrating the faucet open; Fig. 3 is an end view from the right in Fig. 2; Fig. 4 is a cross section on the line 4-4, Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a view partly in section and partly in elevation, illustrating a modification.

The faucet may be applied to any suitable formof container, the drawings showing for this purpose a portion of a metal drum or cask provided with a-cyli'ndrical side wall 1 and an end cap or head 2, said parts being secured together in any suitable manner, such as by folding theA metal together to form a chime 3.

The faucet comprisesan outer cylindrical shell member or sleeve 4 open atv both ends and at its outer end suitably formed for connection to the container. For example, said sleeve may be provided at its outer end with an ann'ularfla'nge 5 the innersurfacevof which'is welded or otherwise secureddirect-1V ly to 'the 'end'cap 2, as shown yin Fig. 1,or,

if desired, the end cap or, head may havev a'.

threaded'lfittinlg "welded" or otherwise' se-y curedthereto, as shownjin Fig.5,' andthe outer'portion Aof the 'sleeve '4 may be provided with` threads 7 screwed into said tit` ting. Either construction or any similar construction 1s sultable n for the purpose.

'lheconstruction shownjinyFig', y1 is used y when' the manufacturer' permanently secures l the faucet to they drum, whereas the 'construc-v tion shown Fig.- 5 enables the faucet to be attached toa drum alreadyconstructed.'v v y Within the sleeve 4 is va plug member 18l of cylindricalform arranged to closely fit the innersurface ofthe` wall of member 4 andvvslid'able 'and rotatable therein.` f'lhis: member is cored outer otherwise formed to"` provide an -inner longitudinal'chamber y9. Near thel outer end of said chamber is adischarge opening'10pwhileat or near its inner endare located a"series"(four being shown) of openings l1 designed to coeoperate'with l a series (three rvbeingshownlof lopenings 12 in the wall ofmember 4. The number of openings' 11 ydiffers' 'from thenumber vof openings 12so that'when thefa'ucet is'o'pen, i as shownin'fFig. 2, in which position thel two sets of cpenings'areinthe same transverse plane, communication will beestablished from the space within the container to the chamber 9 no matter what may be the relative angular position of members 4 and 8 as a consequence of rotation of the member 8. `The outer end of member 8 is provided with external threads 13 screwed into internal threads 14 of the sleeve 4 when the valve is closed, and toavoid use of lgaskets or other sealing means member 8 is preferably provided outwardly beyond the theads 13 with a tapered or conical sealing" member 15 adapted to cofoperate with a similarly shaped seat 16 in member 4.

To operate theV faucet member 8 is provided on its extreme outer end with a suitable head 17 whichl is preferably a fairly large solid member not likely to bebroken in handling the container and which is preferably provided with a transversely extending pointer or indicator 18 best'- shown in Fig. 3 and l:which points downwardly when the opening 1 0 is at the bottom. of member 8.

.I The. inner end of member 8 is provided l with an ertended stem 19 whose purpose 1s to prevent complete Withdrawal of the mov# able faucet member or plug from the container. This result is secured in the present construction by providing said stem 19 \vitli a suitable cross pin or projection 20.

Fig. 1 shows the closed position of the faucet. Member 8 has been pushed in to engage the threads 13, 14 and has been screwed in until the member 15 clo-sely engages the seat 16 and seals the faucet closed. A blank portion of the wall of member 8 lies opposite the openings 12 and the openings 11 lie opposite a blank portion of member 4. This arrangement together with the fairly close lit bet-weeii members 4 and 8 vary materially retards any possible flow of fluid to the chamber 9 and to the threads 13, 14 even should the valve leak or not have been tightly closed.

To open the faucet the inner member is turned by application of the lingers or a wrench to the member 17 until the threads 13. 14 arewholly disengaged. Member 17 is then turned until the indicator 18 points downwardly to indicate that the opening l0 is underneath. The member 8 is then pulled outwardly to the position shown in Fig. 2, whereupon the fluid will flow from the drum space through the openings 10 to the receptacle. lVhen the receptacle is full the member 8 is merely pushed inwardly which entirely cuts off the stream so that overflow is not likely to occur.. The parts are then screwed together to restore them,

to the position shown in Fig. l.

'What I claim is:

1. A faucet for liquid containers, comprising` a cylindrical shell adapted for co-nnectionto a container, said shell having a series of circumferentially spaced openings in its wall, a plug in said shell provided With an.

axial chamber having a discharge openingr at one end land a series of circumferentia-lly spaced openings near itsother end, asealing member on said plug, and a co-operating seat on said shell, the number of spaced openings in said shell differing from the number of spaced openings in said plug and having a greater aggregate discharge capacity than the openings in said plug.

3. A faucet for liquid containers7 com* piising a cylindrical 'shell adapted for connection to a container` said shell having a series of circumferentiallv spaced openings4 in its Wall` a. plug in said shell provided with an axial chamber having a discharge opening at one end and a series of circiim-c 1 ferentially spaced openings near its other end` a sealing member on said plug, and a cti-operating seat on said shell, the num` ber of spaced openings in said shell being less than the number of spaced openings in said plug and having a greater aggregate discharge capacity than the openings in said plug.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

LAWRENCE s. Lou-D. 

